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Block Party- Foundry Art Centre


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 06/19/2021
THIS FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND… the Foundry Art Centre hosts the inaugural Block Party. This FREE event features interactive art projects for all ages, food trucks, beer booths, live music, heavy machinery, and steamroller printing.

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The Foundry’s Block Party centers on a unique and over-the-top method of printmaking, using a STEAMROLLER! Large-scale images created by regional artists Julia Curran, Dr. Slime, Patrick Owen, Edo Rosenblith, Natalie Schloss, and Grafik House artists are carved on four by eight-foot woodblocks. The Foundry’s team of inkers roll ink onto these blocks, a large sheet is laid on top, and then the whole thing is run over with a steam roller – squishing the ink from the woodblock to the sheet. These fantastic prints will be taken into the Foundry’s Grand Hall to dry on display.

In addition to the steamroller prints, the Foundry’s Block Party features an interactive, heavy machinery and vehicle display in the Foundry’s parking lot, where families can safely climb aboard and experience vehicles from the St. Charles Police Department, the St. Charles Fire Department, Fabick Cat, and more. The Foundry will also host live music and food trucks throughout the day. Visitors are invited indoors to visit artists and sponsor booths, a bar featuring beer from 2 Plumbers Brewing, and of course, to view all of the prints created throughout the day.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS for this event! Volunteers may choose between 3 OR 6 hour shifts on the day of the event and will receive both a FREE tote bag & one-of-a-kind Argaman & Defiance X Grafik House T-Shirt!

For more information, please email Jessica Mannisi, Art & Exhibitions Coordinator, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org


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Organization:

Foundry Art Centre

Location:

520 North Main Center
St. Charles, MO, 63301
United States

Phone:

6362550270
Contact name: 
Jessica Mannisi, Art & Exhibitions Coordinator
The event has already taken place on this date: 
06/19/2021
Time: 
11 AM - 5 PM